Dog race

Goat

A goat waits patiently in an enclosure on the back of a pickup truck in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart on Missoula's southside while its owner makes a shopping stop. The goat had just been purchased in Plains and was on its way to a new home.

Dog sombrero

Protest

Sitting next to one another, Michael Capozzoli, left, and Warren Little express differing views on the refugee resettlement debate at Caras Park after hundreds of people walked from north Higgins Avenue and gathered in the park to show their support for efforts to challenge the rhetoric of fear and hate toward Muslim refugees and to provide resettlement help.

Piano

Chicks With Sticks

Stormi Oshun leads the Bozeman-based drumming group Chicks With Sticks as they warm up before the Big Sky Pride parade in Missoula. The parade down Higgins Avenue and block party afterward was part of the statewide Big Sky Pride festival.

Missoula half marathon

Bikecentenniall's 40th Anniversary

Nearly 650 cyclists gathered at the Travelers Rest State Park to after riding from Miissoula and Hamilton to celebrate the Bikecentenniall's 40th Anniversary. Over 4,000 biker road across the famed Trans-America Trail in 1976.

Parade dog

Missoula All Women's Diva Day 5K

Running group, Somewhat Pretty in Pink, consisted of Mikki Judge, left, Shirley Schermele, Elsa Smith, and Angie Johnson. The elementary school teachers held hands as they danced through the finish line at the annual Missoula All Women's Diva Day 5K.